As part of their trip to the Xiamen Stone Fair, members of the Natural Stone Institute delegation participated in a one-day tour of several Chinese stone suppliers.
As part of its efforts to promote the use of natural stone in design, it has been extending its global reach by sending delegations to countries such as Brazil, Italy, China – and most recently Turkey.
The Stone Industry Education seminar program for 2018, sponsored by Stone World magazine and the Natural Stone Institute, started this year’s series in Austin, TX, hosted by Arizona Tile.
Lucja Lawniczak, showroom sales at Illinois Granite & Marble LTD in Elk Grove Village, IL, was the recipient of the Natural Stone Institute’s 2017 Natural Stone Scholarship.
International Masonry Institute (IMI) will host a Tile Marble Terrazzo (TMT) educational conference for design and construction professionals in six U.S. cities in 2018.
Moderated by Tony Malisani of Malisani Inc. in Great Falls, MT, the Atlanta Stone Industry Education Seminar drew a group of fabricators who came to share experiences and listen to how their peers deal with various issues that arise in a stone fabrication business
Last November at the Natural Stone Institute/Stone World magazine Stone Industry Education Seminar, hosted by M S International in Atlanta, GA, fabricators from around the southeast came together to discuss different problems they face in the shop and solutions for them.
With a significant increase of first-time exhibiting companies, more than 150,000 attendees, a new innovative product showcase and an extensive educational program, this year’s edition of the Xiamen Stone Fair is heading for another success
The Xiamen Stone Fair has been building momentum as a reputable international stone exhibition, and the 2018 edition is expected to be even bigger. Now in its 18th year, the next edition is slated for March 6 to 9, at the Xiamen International Conference & Exhibition Center.
The Natural Stone Institute and Stone World magazine have announced the schedule for the 2018 Stone Industry Education Series. In 2018, Stone Summits will be held in 10 cities across the U.S.
The Stone Fabricator’s Alliance (SFA) holds several workshops annually, hosted by member companies. These workshops are free of charge to SFA members in good standing, and they are designed to provide a wealth of knowledge and learning opportunity for the industry.
This Stone of the Month is supplied by JMS Jura Marble Suppliers, Germany. Technical details provide a frame of reference only. Because stone is a product of nature, testing to determine specific physical qualities should be repeated for each project.
Phoenix, AZ, and Houston, TX, were the first two cities to host the educational events where fabricators were presented the opportunity to learn the importance of knowing their job costs among other helpful tips
The first two events of the 2017 Stone Industry Education series - organized by the Marble Institute of America+Building Stone Institute (MIA+BSI) and Stone World - kicked off in Phoenix, AZ, on February 15 followed by Houston, TX, on March 9.